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Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne’s first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 - is a local news site for Fitzroy residents and visitors. Read the about and hyperlocal pages for more information.

It features stories on the suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, and reflections on life from a socially libertarian, economically socialist, culturally anarchistic and radically individualistic point of view.

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why I blocked you on Twitter

Why did I block you on Twitter? Let me count the ways. Maybe because I focus on hyperlocal news in inner city Melbourne, Australia and you’re a gym junkie from Milwaukie, USA. I don’t care what you (allegedly) think. Maybe you are a life coach from outer suburbia. I don’t want you listed in my followers – it makes me look bad. Perhaps you tweet about your hair all day long. I don’t care. Don’t aspire to connect with me. Marketing spammers (and public relations airheads) – delete, delete, delete.

I’m never going to follow you just because you follow me. I don’t need quantity in my Twitter followers. I want quality. I want thinkers. I want crafty locals. I want my peers and colleagues. If you’re active online in Melbourne, hello. If you’re a food or other blogger in Australia, respect. I love your work. If you make stuff or do stuff or are an expert in a field of knowledge I am curious about, then we may follow each other.

I like the asynchronous nature of Twitter. I can follow you without you following me, or the other way around. I’m not offended if you don’t follow me. If you get offended because I don’t follow you, then you need to find something more important to stress about. I have probably deleted more followers than I currently have, but at least I know that they are genuine, relevant people.

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One Response to “why I blocked you on Twitter”

  1. Jayne Says:

    So…I can’t interest you in some prime water front real estate in the Florida swamps..? :P

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